DECATUR, Alabama - A man was arrested on gun and drug charges early this morning after a traffic stop, a Decatur Police Department news release said.

Marcus White, 31, of Decatur was charged with possession of a gun with an altered serial number, carrying a pistol without a permit, second-degree possession of marijuana and tampering with evidence, police said. He will be transferred to the Morgan County Jail with bond set at $4,000, police said.

The news release said that officer Demetrius Hightower stopped White's vehicle on Central Parkway at about 1 a.m. today. Hightower found an ounce of marijuana and a .38-caliber pistol with the serial number ground off, police said.